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Sunday, June 24, 2012

The Engel Apotheke (angel apothecary) is the world's oldest pharmaceutical compa and root of the Merck KGaA Date end of 18th century...

Angel Pharmacy century there was a pharmacy in Mergentheim. Here is the recipe table (mid-18th century) and the Waaghalter (1753, probably by Johann Georg Oegg)

City trip to Ravensburg

Old pharmacy sign on the modern angel

Pharmacy.

An institution in the "neighborhood" was the angel in the former cafe pharmacy ... since this year

Facade of the pharmacy - Oskar Laske (1901-1902) - Vienna

Leech jar, England, 1831-1859

Pharmacy leech jar, England, 1830-1870

Albarello pharmacy jar, Deruta, Italy, 1701-1900The jar has the label “L. SAPHIRUS”, which refers to Lapis Saphirus. This translates from the Latin as “sapphire stone”. Sapphires were used as an ingredient in several drugs, as were other precious stones such as emeralds and rubies. The Spanish royal coat of arms can be seen below the inscription and this jar is just one of a set made for the royal monastery at El Escorial.

Jug, Spain, 1601-1700This jug shows the administration of an enema – a once very common method of introducing liquids such as medications or purgatives into the body via the rectum. The inscription on the side of the jug translates from Spanish as “I am Don Jaoquín Hernandez’s jar. Through my intense devotion to my constitution I find myself on this occasion shamefully syringed at the hands of a serf.” In this context “serf” would have meant his servant.

Pair of pharmacy storage jars, Naples, Italy, 1756These earthenware jars are illustrated with scenes from both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible.

Pharmacy vase, Italy, 1740On the pharmacy jar on the right, the blue and white decorations show scenes of a Roman cavalry charge. The other side shows a more pleasant rural scene. The devil’s head at the base appears to be a dispensing hole for the contents of the large jar

Pharmacy jar, Italy, 1730-1750This pharmacy jar is illustrated with scenes of a circumcision and three devils’ heads. Entwined snakes form the handles.

Drug jar showing St John the Baptist, Italy, 1570-1630

Pharmacy storage jar, Italy, 1501-1600Many Christians have long believed that the saints are able to plead with God on their behalf and that particular saints can give protection against, or help cure, specific illnesses. Painted on the earthenware jar (on the right hand side of the photograph) is the figure of St John the Baptist, who baptised Jesus.

Pharmacy storage jar for Blessed Thistle Water, Italy, 1702

Dispensing pot for Holloway's ointment, England, 1839-1867

Dispensing pot for laudanum, Italy, 1771-1830

Dispensing pot, Europe, 1746

Snake-shaped storage jar, Europe, 1801-1900

Albarello drug jar used to store badger fat, Italy, 1585

Albarello drug jar, Italy, 1720-1790

Albarello drug jar used for Lacc, Italy, 1701-1730‘Lacc’ is short for Gum Lacca, a resin secreted by insects living on certain trees, although for a long time it was thought to be from the trees themselves.

Pharmacy storage jar used for Theriac, Bordeaux, France, 1725-1755

Pharmacy storage jar used for Theriac, Bordeaux, France, 1725-1755

Drug jar for cinchona bark, Italy, 1701-1730This earthenware jar was used to store cinchona bark. Cinchona was used to prevent heavy bleeding and diarrhoea but is better known as a source of quinine.

Albarello drug jar for Sublimate of Mercury, Italy, 1501-1800Mercury compounds were traditional treatments for syphilis – a once very common, potentially deadly venereal disease. But this toxic treatment slowly poisoned the patient. Sublimate of Mercury, if soaked into a piece of cloth and carried next to the heart, was also believed to protect against plague.

Drug jar, Italy, 1500-1700

Albarello pharmacy jar, Spain, 1600-1625The jar has the label “L. SAPHIRUS”, which refers to Lapis Saphirus. This translates from the Latin as “sapphire stone”. Sapphires were used as an ingredient in several drugs, as were other precious stones such as emeralds and rubies.